Jeongeun Lee6 of South Korea fired the round of the day, a 9–under-par 63, on Friday to rocket into the lead after two rounds of the inaugural Kroger Queen City Championship in Cincinnati.
Lee6 rolled in nine birdies without a bogey at Kenwood Country Club to get to 13–under 131 through two rounds, one shot better than China’s Xiyu Lin, who shot 68 Friday. Ally Ewing was in third at 11 under after a 64.
Lee6 birdied four straight holes, Nos. 7–10, to help her cause.
“(At) hole 8, I thought just 7-iron was right, but my caddie said 8-iron was good, so I want to say thank you to my caddie,” Lee6 said with a laugh….